Advisory Council for Homelessness, Mental

Illness and Substance Abuse

October 17, 2017

Council Briefing
Amy Granberry

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 Advisory Council
The Advisory Council was formed by City leadership to reduce the
duplication of local resources in Mental Health, Substance Abuse and
Homeless Intervention.

• Advisory Council Priorities

• The Mission of the Advisory Council is to bring community leaders together
to identify and support the programs, practices and financial models that will
work for our community to address community concerns of homelessness,
mental illness and substance abuse. The Advisory Council will gather and
analyze examples from other communities, learn from their successes and
failures, and implement solutions for our community.
• Advisory Council Accomplishments
• 3yr., $2.1 Million Dollar SAMHSA Grant secured by BHC-NC housed at
Charlie’s Place Recovery Center
• Reviewed other City initiatives Housing First, Albuquerque Paid Community
Service Workers Program
• Agree the next steps have a cost
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 Homelessness in Corpus Christi
*U.S. Homeless Population 549,928
(321,400,000 U.S. Pop)

*Texas Homeless Population 23,678

(28,240,245 State Pop)

**Corpus Christi Homeless Population 611

(325,733 City Pop)

CC 2017 Point in Time Survey Stand Outs

Male 70%
25-64 Years Old 70%
No Children 91%
Staying in an Emergency Shelter 53%
1st Time Homeless in 3 Years 39% 187 Per 100,000
Living in Place not Meant for Human Habitation 37%
Homeless Longer than 1 Year 28%

*2016 Point in Time Survey 3

**2017 Point in Time Survey
 Community Environment
Corpus Christi has a number of local resource providers
who are involved in helping the Homeless, but not all
providers are created equal! Each provider has specific
funding mandates, priorities and skills that can be amplified
if successfully coordinated.

Local Government Homeless Charities

• Ordinances & Laws • Feeding
• Zoning • Temporary Shelter
• Program Funding • Financial Assistance
1. Ordinances
Mental Health Substance Abuse
• Counseling • Drug & Alcohol Treatment 2. Zoning
• Education • Inpatient Treatment 3. Funding
• Emergency Shelter • Detoxification
• Recovery Housing

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 Recommendation #1
Coordinated Entry
• Coordinated entry is a process developed to ensure that all people experiencing a
housing crisis have fair and equal access and are quickly identified, assessed for,
referred, and connected to housing and assistance based on their strengths and needs.
• Required to continue receiving continuum of care funding and to be eligible for
Emergency Solutions Grant-TDHCA
• Working with City and Texas Homeless Network to implement before January 2018

• 4 key components
• Access
• Assessment
• Prioritization
• Referral

• Create System change

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 Recommendation #2
Parks & Recreation
Homeless Workers Program
• Based on The City of Albuquerque's “There’s a Better Way”
Program
• Workers will pickup trash and beautify the City
• Other local agencies can support
• This Concept CAN work in conjunction with the Community
Service Workers program the Parks & Recreation Department
has established with the Municipal Courts.
• Pilot Program For less than $100,000! (5 workers 1 day per
week)

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 Recommendation #3
Tent City / Tiny Homes
• City Locations
• City could partner by providing land and CDBG
funding to build bathrooms and showers
• Partner with businesses to build tiny home
community on city donated land
• Popular solution for homeless veterans
• Those who will benefit should participate in
the build
• Rent would be charged and be very
reasonable

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 Recommendation #4
Family Reunification Program
Based on Municipal Reunification Programs Across the Country
• Denver, Portland, San Francisco
Corpus Christi is geographically Isolated from other Municipal Resources
• Corpus Christi’s Beach Atmosphere is Attractive to Homeless in other Cities
• There are many more seasonal employers in Corpus Christi than other cities
Reuniting Homeless with Supportive Family Outside of Corpus Christi
• Must prove established support in new location
• Must abide by program guidelines: (TBD)
• One time use only
Annual # Total
Cost Notes
Needed Program Cost
SAMHSA Grant provides up to $15,000
$350 30 $10,500 5% of Point in Time Count
annually for 1 Part Time City Employee to High End
Bus Tickets
facilitate the Homeless Advisory Committee. $350 60 $21,000 10% of Point in Time Count

$200 30 $6,000 5% of Point in Time Count

Low End
This is an eligible expense under Emergency Bus Tickets
$200 60 $12,000 10% of Point in Time Count
Solutions Grant
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Homeless Solutions

Thank you
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